Germany
Right-wing music fest gets punked by anti-racists with Trojan Ts
August 16, 2011Hundreds of right-wing neo-Nazis and fascists got a big surprise when they went home and washed their new T-shirts from a German right-wing music festival: a message of hope and tolerance.
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50th anniversary of Berlin Wall: a deeper look
August 12, 2011This year Berlin's public TV channel gripped our brain cells every day for a month in advance of the anniversary of the Berlin Wall. For anyone probing more deeply, however, some questions still require answers. Why...
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Charlie Chaplin film fest evokes lessons for today
July 19, 2011Eighty years after his visit to Berlin, Charlie Chaplin's 80 films continue to make audiences laugh and think.
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It’s ugly: Germany arms Saudi Arabia
July 12, 2011Media reports left two aspects unmentioned. The tank manufacturers profiting most from the deal, Krauss-Maffei-Wegmann and Rheinmetall, have always been generous in political donations. The other aspect is historical.
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Controversy over Israel and anti-Semitism embroils German left
July 1, 2011Heated debate that had been tearing at Germany's Left Party seems to have abated after June 28, when its Bundestag members modified a controversial position on Israel.
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